The “Wilkes Mural” is displayed on the first floor of the Eugene S. Farley Library. Wilkes University’s graduating class of 1958 recognized the importance of capturing the history of the then 25-year-old institution. More than 60 years later, a new generation of Wilkes students, faculty and staff can enjoy its …
Student Life
-
-
The Nesbitt School of Pharmacy student chapter of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) held an Opioid Awareness Walk on Wednesday, April 13 that begin at the Fenner Quadrangle, continued to Kirby Park and returned to campus. The annual event returned after a two-year hiatus, and kicked off with a visit …
-
Most college students create an online presence, but Tatiana Mancera of Miami, Florida, shows next-level social media savvy as a Kirby Scholar and intern for the Wilkes women’s soccer team. Kirby Scholars are members of a highly selective internship program based in the Allan P. Kirby Center for Free Enterprise …
-
Esther Orlando ’24 is a biology major who is also following the pre-medical track at Wilkes.
-
Wilkes University Commemorates International Transgender Day of Visibility with Personal Stories
by Web ServicesA flag bearing pink, white and blue was raised on the Wilkes University campus as emotional remarks noted the experiences of those within the transgender community. It was all to honor and bring awareness to International Transgender Day of Visibility, observed annually on March 31. The event was organized by …
-
Business Management Student Will Have the Sweetest Summer Ever with Hershey Internship
by Web ServicesSometimes homework assignments can lead to really sweet opportunities. Just ask Jesus Rios, junior Business Management student at the Sidhu School of Business and Leadership. “My professor, Karen Alessi, required our whole personal and professional development class to attend last year’s virtual Career and Internship Fair,” said Rios, ”and that’s …
-
Morgan Rich ’24 scored her dream internship at Disney through the Disney College Program.
-
Nick Kinzler is quick on his feet – in both soccer and business competitions. As a goalkeeper for the Wilkes Colonels, the junior corporate finance major from Jackson, New Jersey, must stop the opposition from scoring. Competing in front of judges at Phi Beta Lambda conferences, his goal is to …
-
Meet the Snake Robot Designed by Wilkes Students That Might Change How We Study River Flow
by Web ServicesMeet Ormr the snake robot – the ingenious brainchild of two junior mechanical engineering students who were tasked with solving a dilemma in the spring of 2020: is it possible to follow water flow through fractures in a mine pool?
-
340. That is the number of documents processed in just two hours at Wilkes University during the Third Annual Douglass Day Transcribe-a-thon held on Tuesday. Feb. 15. Wilkes students, faculty and staff participated in the transcribing session which honors both Frederick Douglass Day and Black History Month. This year the …